News Room : Perth has lost its old charm – The Island
CT & FC Athletics Championships by Reemus Fernando Former national record holder of the 100 metres, Vinoj Suranjaya and reigning national triple jump champion Randi Cooray won the best athlete titles in the open category while Lyceum International Wattala athletes Janadi Chamya and Heshan Dulanjana grabbed the top awards in the most competitive age group of the CT & FC Athletics...
News Room : Landslide warnings issued – The Island
The National Building Research Organization has warned of possible landslides in five districts due to the prevailing heavy rains. The NBRO has issued Level 1 Warning (yellow) alert for Kegalle, and Ratnapura districts and Level 2 Warning (Amber) alert for Galle, Kalutara and Nuwara Eliya districts. Level 2 Warning Alert has been issued for Akmeemana, Galle Four Gravets and Baddegama DS...
News Room : Bipartisanship that enabled 22nd Amendment needs to be sustained by statesmanship – The Island
By Aruni Samarakoon Modern university education was introduced to Ceylon by the British colonisers in 1921 with the establishment of the Ceylon University College, which eventually developed into the public university system where academics and researchers could explore universal knowledge. In 1947, the very first University, the University of Ceylon, was established. Later, the Ceylon University Act No 01 of...
News Room : People want a system that values economic social fairness and humanism, not personal bounty.- Sajith Premadasa in colombo central (PHOTOS AND VIDEO)
Mr. Sajith Premadasa, the leader of the opposition, said that in order to save the country from the current crisis, the people are demanding a change in the system, not giving personal bounties according to their own will, and under the new system, a program that prioritizes economic social justice and humanity is needed. Mr. Sajith Premadasa, the opposition leader,...
News Room : Daily Mirror duped by prankster with fake Disney in SL news?
It has been revealed that a local English daily the Daily Mirror may have got duped by a prankster with an email made to appear as if sent by Minister Diana Gamage’s media unit claiming Disney was looking to set up the first Disney Land of South Asia in Hambantota. A Twitter user has revealed that he too got the...
News Room : Jayasumana asks Speaker to remove dual citizens from Parliament – The Island
Ex-Speaker KJ says laws of the land should be applied across the board By Shamindra Ferdinando Prof. Channa Jayasumana, MP, says Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena should take tangible measures to remove all dual citizens from Parliament.The Anuradhapura District rebel SLPP MP has asserted that nearly a dozen dual citizens remain in Parliament, though Basil Rajapaksa no longer serves as a member...
News Room : Sajith warns against move to replace Rohini and Punchihewa – The Island
Ex-Speaker KJ says laws of the land should be applied across the board By Shamindra Ferdinando Prof. Channa Jayasumana, MP, says Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena should take tangible measures to remove all dual citizens from Parliament.The Anuradhapura District rebel SLPP MP has asserted that nearly a dozen dual citizens remain in Parliament, though Basil Rajapaksa no longer serves as a member...
News Room : Ranil emulating his uncle J. R. Jayewardene – AKD – The Island
Ex-Speaker KJ says laws of the land should be applied across the board By Shamindra Ferdinando Prof. Channa Jayasumana, MP, says Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena should take tangible measures to remove all dual citizens from Parliament.The Anuradhapura District rebel SLPP MP has asserted that nearly a dozen dual citizens remain in Parliament, though Basil Rajapaksa no longer serves as a member...
News Room : Spinners, Kusal Mendis star in Sri Lanka’s comfortable win – The Island
Sri Lanka’s bowlers choked the Ireland batting performance, their spinners taking five wickets between them, as they restricted the opposition to 128 for 8.The target was a stroll for the top order led again by Kusal Mendis, who hit 68 not out off 43 balls. He hit his third six to take Sri Lanka home at the end of the...
News Room : Police foil another bid to migrate to Australia illegally – The Island
Ex-Speaker KJ says laws of the land should be applied across the board By Shamindra Ferdinando Prof. Channa Jayasumana, MP, says Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena should take tangible measures to remove all dual citizens from Parliament.The Anuradhapura District rebel SLPP MP has asserted that nearly a dozen dual citizens remain in Parliament, though Basil Rajapaksa no longer serves as a member...